Mumbai's Cama and Albless Hospital has recorded a 68 per cent rise in breast cancer patients in three years, with cases increasing from 828 in 2023 to 1,393 in 2025. Doctors point to obesity, pollution and delayed childbirth as risk factors

Doctors have warned that stagnant water at construction sites across Mumbai could become breeding grounds for leptospirosis and other monsoon-related diseases. A schoolgirl from Wadala recently contracted the infection after stepping into contaminated water through a cut on her leg, highlighting the growing public health risk.